----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 02/20/1980

Severson, Benhart (1893 - 1980)

Benhart Severson, 87, of 110 North Crocker Av., Greenwood, Clark County, died at 4:40 p.m., Monday, Feb. 18, 1980, at his home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 21 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Greenwood. Rev. Sam Kochel will officiate and burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.

The body will lie in state at Rinka Funeral Home, Greenwood after 3 p.m. Wednesday and at the church after 9:30 on Thursday morning.

Benhart Severson was born to Sever and Rachel (Peterson) Severson at Blanchardville on Jan. 10, 1893 and received his education at Blanchardville School.

He was married to Helen Moe on Dec. 9, 1920 in Blanchardville. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1970.

He farmed at Blanchardville and then moved to Greenwood and farmed for two years. He then worked for Mauer's Construction in Marshfield for eight years and for Stewart's Cheese Factory until 1958 when he retired.

He was a World War I veteran and a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.

Surviving him are his wife, Helen one son, Bernard of Spencer five daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Rosella) Dergance of Willard, Mrs. Irene Bomback of Willard, Mrs. Ruth Stroud of Milwaukee, Mrs. Duane (Dorothy) Miller of Marshfield and Mrs. Shirley Blaskowski of Green Bay two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Peterson of New Glarus, Wis. and Mrs. Chris (Ella) Wahl of Blanchardville 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were one son and one daughter.

Robert Blaskowski, Edward D. Bomback, Dennis Trunkel, Duane Trunkel, James Miller and Gary Bomback will serve as pallbearers.

Rinka Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge of arrangements.